So you lovely forumers, here's an interesting question (well, not really )

I want to get back into eating cereal again, but I really cannot stand the taste of milk. I don't mind eating cereal dry but it seems more like a snack when I do that.So I was wondering, what could I put on my cereal instead of milk? I'm particularly keen to start eating bran flakes/corn flakes or those sorts of cereals (And maybe slicing some banana or something onto them) but I don't know what to use to soften it up a bit. I tried apricot yoghurt at one point which was nice for about 2 days, then it started to taste weird (I think the yoghurt went off).

I was thinking maybe vanilla yoghurt - but any other suggestions?

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soy, rice or almond milks can be tasty. Plenty of folks like fruit juice. Vanilla, or even plain yogurt is good, especially for the crunchier cereals. Just buy it in small enough amounts that it doesn't have time to spoil. And hot cereals have as much fiber as cold ones and can be spiced up with maple syrup, brown sugar and so on.

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Mix up and leave in fridge overnight. The bananana pieces don't turn brown but they do soften up, as does the rice and other bits. Quite the ashram breakfast, just add Om.

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I second the hot cereal suggestion. I've recently gotten into Bob's Red Mill 7 Grain Hot Cereal (whole grain stone ground: wheat, rye, oats, triticale, barley, brown rice, and flaxseed with added oat bran). I'm surprising myself by enjoying it even as the weather, including the temperature inside my apartment, is getting quite warm. I make it by putting 1/4 C of the cereal in a bowl with 3/4 cups of water, microwaving it on 40% power for 5 minutes, then adding frozen blueberries (from my freezer), maybe a little more water, and microwaving it for 30 seconds or a minute on high. I tell you this, not because your microwave will be exactly like mine, but because it's super-easy to do (the 5 minute microwave is perfect to do while I'm in the shower or something, and it really doesn't matter how long the cereal sits around before I add blueberries and warm it up). Some people like oat meal, some people like cream of wheat but I love the small chunks of mixed whole grains.

My girlfriend puts strong, slightly sweetened tea in her cereal sometimes. I'm a fan of yogurt and such, but don't understand how you could dislike the flavor of milk but enjoy the flavor of yogurt. But meh, can't argue taste.

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Jorpho wrote:Almond milk? I hadn't heard of that before. Given the considerable cost of ordinary almonds, I can't imagine that it's cheap.

It's a common vegan alternative to cow's milk, and you can make it at home. I've never made it before and have no idea of the cost, but regular milk is expensive (at least where I live), so I don't think it would be that much more.